Tag: Austrian

Gerhard Struber: Bristol City name Austrian as Liam Manning’s successor
19 June 2025 Off

Gerhard Struber: Bristol City name Austrian as Liam Manning’s successor

By Total Football News

Ed Hadwin, BBC Radio Bristol:

Gerhard Struber is only Bristol City’s second-ever manager from mainland Europe, and their first since Swede Benny Lennartsson’s shortlived spell at Ashton Gate, which lasted just eight months and ended in July 1999.

Struber’s only spell managing in England came in 2019-20, when he kept Barnsley in the Championship, before then moving to the City Football Group where he managed teams in both New York

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Miron Muslic: Plymouth Argyle appoint Austrian boss to succeed Wayne Rooney
10 January 2025 Off

Miron Muslic: Plymouth Argyle appoint Austrian boss to succeed Wayne Rooney

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle have appointed Miron Muslic as their new head coach.

The 42-year-old Austrian succeeds Wayne Rooney at the Championship’s bottom club and has signed a three-and-a-half year deal.

Muslic was most recently the manager of Belgian side Cercle Brugge from September 2022 until his sacking last month.

The Bosnian-born former forward – who played much of his career in Austria – is the first-ever foreign manager or head coach

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Nicolas Schmid: Portsmouth sign Austrian goalkeeper from BW Linz
21 August 2024 Off

Nicolas Schmid: Portsmouth sign Austrian goalkeeper from BW Linz

By Total Football News

Portsmouth have signed goalkeeper Nicolas Schmid from Austrian side BW Linz for an undisclosed fee.

The 27-year-old has agreed a two-year contract with a club option for another 12 months.

Schmid made 31 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga last season, keeping nine clean sheets.

Blues boss John Mousinho said: “We’ve added an experienced keeper who’s probably at the peak of his career right now.

“He comes having

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